Question

company a operates stores under multiple banners in 34 states in the us a. how many states do not have a store operated by company a? b. what fraction of states do not have a store operated by company a?

Answer 1

Answers: 16 states and $\frac{16}{50}$

Explanation:

Question A involves finding the number of states that do not have a store operated by company A. This can be easily found by subtracting the number of states where the company operates stores, which is 34 states, from the total of states, which is 50.

50 - 34 = 16

This means 16 states do not have a store operated by this company

Question B involves writing a fraction to represent the number of states that do not have a store operated by the company. A fraction includes a numerator (top number) that represents the parts selected (number of states without a store: 16), and a denominator, which is the total of parts (total of states: 50). Thus, the fraction is $\frac{16}{50}$. Moreover, this can be simplified as $\frac{8}{25}$ by dividing both numbers by the seame number (2).